Archives: Native Plants

Wild Petunia (Ruellia humilis)

A Wild Petunia plant showing its characteristically hairy, gray-green leaves and funnel-shaped lavender flower. Photo: sonnia hill / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Ruellia humilis,

Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia)

A mature Coast Live Oak spreads its broad, rounded canopy in the Berkeley hills, California. Photo: Awinch1001, Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Quercus agrifolia, the Coast Live

Chickasaw Plum (Prunus angustifolia)

Chickasaw Plum thicket with developing fruit along slender, thorny branches. Photo: Lm13700, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Prunus angustifolia, commonly called Chickasaw Plum (also known

Arizona Oak (Quercus arizonica)

A grove of Arizona White Oak in open sky-island woodland. Photo: Billy Aguirre, Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Quercus arizonica, the Arizona Oak (also called Arizona White

Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicaulis)

A wind-flattened whitebark pine clinging to bare rock at the edge of the Sierra Nevada high country. Photo: Chris Light, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Jeffrey Pine (Pinus jeffreyi)

A mature east-side Jeffrey pine towering over the volcanic tablelands south of Mono Lake, California. Photo: Jhodlof, Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain) Pinus jeffreyi, the Jeffrey

Eastern Prickly-pear (Opuntia humifusa)

Eastern prickly-pear in flower, sprawling low among native grasses. Photo: Annie Weissman, iNaturalist, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) Opuntia humifusa, commonly called Eastern Prickly-pear

Water Tupelo (Nyssa aquatica)

Water tupelo’s distinctive swollen, buttressed trunk base in a flooded swamp. Photo: Paul Bolstad, University of Minnesota / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0 US) Nyssa

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